SB 2605 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Registered sex offenders; prohibit from living in campus student housing.

SB 2605 would prohibit registered sex offenders from living in campus student housing or in sorority and fraternity houses at Mississippi's public universities and community colleges. The bill amends existing sex offender registration law to add this specific housing restriction, directly affecting registered sex offenders who are students or seeking on-campus housing. This provision extends the state's current residency rules (which ban living within 3,000 feet of schools) to explicitly cover campus housing types. The bill was referred to committees but died in committee in February 2026.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Introduced Jan 19, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
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Referred To Universities and Colleges;Judiciary, Division A
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Kathy Chism
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